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reaoona slightly inoreaae the ooat of all tho Government
doportmento, oaoh year, but against thio may be urged
the Advantage of inoreaaed experience and loyalty.
Seorotarlat, This deportment ohowa on inoroaso of
Rj oooty-, this io partly accounted for by the provi-
oion of leave foros for tho Advisor who beoomos ontitled
to loove, with paaeagoo during tho aummor of 1349.
Land Department. ourvoyora ore new working in
thia deportment no well oo tho ordinary offioo staff.
Tho work is otoodily inoreooing and will inoreooe still
more when regisfcratione ore mode oompulaory. It is pp
possible that in the ooming year the collection of fees
will oover the expenaea of the deportment.
Judioiol and Wakfa. Thia amount waa over estimated
in the laat budget owing to oome uncertainty oe to the
oost of the newly established ohia Wokf department.
Passport department. Thia deportment waa started
at the ond of 1348 end ia now under tho oontrol of
the Polios, not, aa formerly, a part of the customs.
Tho roooipta will easily oovor the coot of tho Deport­
ment, staff and printing.
Public Education. The State provides free education.
It has boon suggoatod that fooa should be charged but
undoubtedly tho greater proportion of tho parento are
too poor to pay und to discriminate botwoon their fin­
ancial condition would bo almost impoaoiblo.
Tho amount thio year hoo boon rodeoed from Hs 90,000/-
to Its 60,000/-. Various ooonomieo ore to be affeotod
by u ie change in the rates of the masters' pay and no
now aohoolo will be opened during the yoor. A detailed
report on Education is onoloaed.
Municipalities. Tho monthly subsidy to Monamah Muni-
oipolity has boon reduood from h 2000/- per month to